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One day Jesus was praying alone. Only his disciples were with him. He asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

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They replied, "Some say John the Baptist. Others say Elijah. Still others say that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."

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"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

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Jesus strongly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

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He said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things. The elders will not accept him. The chief priests and teachers of the law will not accept him either. He must be killed and on the third day rise from the dead."

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Then he said to all of them, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must say no to himself. He must pick up his cross every day and follow me.

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If he wants to save his life, he will lose it. But if he loses his life for me, he will save it.

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What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses or gives up his very self?

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"Suppose you are ashamed of me and my words. The Son of Man will come in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels. Then he will be ashamed of you.

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"What I'm about to tell you is true. Some who are standing here will not die before they see God's kingdom."

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About eight days after Jesus said this, he went up on a mountain to pray. He took Peter, John and James with him.

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As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed. His clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.

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Two men, Moses and Elijah,

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appeared in shining glory. Jesus and the two of them talked together. They spoke about his coming death. He was going to die soon in Jerusalem.

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Peter and his companions had been very sleepy. But then they became completely awake. They saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.

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As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter spoke up. "Master," he said to him, "it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters. One will be for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He didn't really know what he was saying.

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While Jesus was speaking, a cloud appeared. It surrounded them. The disciples were afraid as they entered the cloud.

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A voice came from the cloud. It said, "This is my Son, and I have chosen him. Listen to him."

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When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept quiet about this. They didn't tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

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The disciples began to argue about which one of them would be the most important person.

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Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had the child stand beside him.

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Then he spoke to them. "Anyone who welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me," he said. "And anyone who welcomes me welcomes the One who sent me. The least important person among all of you is the most important."

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"Master," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he is not one of us."

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"Do not stop him," Jesus said. "Anyone who is not against you is for you."